fanciful

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Etymology

fancy +‎ -ful

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfænsɪfəl/
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  • Hyphenation: fan‧ci‧ful

Adjective

fanciful (comparative more fanciful, superlative most fanciful)

  1. Imaginative or fantastic; ignoring reality.
    Near-synonyms: conceptual, fancied, ideal, notional
    It was fanciful to suppose that all he had to do would be to stride into a top law firm and he would be hired on the spot.
  2. Unreal or imagined.
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